Syed Mohamed Buhari

Day‑to‑day operational reporting, expense tracking, vendor coordination, and audit preparation across the groups
core business divisions.
- Prepared, analysed, and verified financial reports including balance sheets and income statements for
senior management
- Maintained and reconciled general ledgers and bank accounts on a monthly basis, achieving zero
discrepancy outcomes
- Ensured compliance with UAE tax laws and local financial regulations; filed accurate and timely tax returns
- Conducted internal audits of account books to identify risks, inefficiencies, and potential fraud exposure
- Supported budget preparation, financial forecasting, and cost reduction initiatives across departments

Primary responsibility for AP operations at one of the UAEs largest diversified investment groups — managing high-
volume vendor payments across multiple business units including Expedia Group portfolio, leading audit coordination,
and driving month-end close activities.
- Managed end-to-end AP operations at enterprise scale: 5, 000+ invoices monthly across multiple business
units with zero material discrepancies
- Resolved chronic payment discrepancy issues at the Expedia Group portfolio, reducing overdue invoices by
28%
- Led cross-functional AP process improvement initiatives delivering a sustained 20% efficiency gain across
the team
- Coordinated departmental expense audits achieving a 15% reduction in non-compliant expenses
- Implemented improved vendor communication framework, elevating satisfaction scores by 10%
- Maintained accurate AP aging reports and presented monthly findings to senior finance management
- Proactively managed unpaid invoice backlogs, reducing month-end arrears by 30% in Q1

Supported the finance team in day-to-day operational reporting, expense tracking, vendor coordination, and audit
preparation across the groups core business divisions.
- Prepared monthly departmental expense reports, contributing to more accurate and efficient budget
management
- Digitised over 2, 000 financial documents, significantly streamlining document retrieval and improving
compliance readiness
- Reconciled supplier accounts and resolved invoice discrepancies to maintain clean ledger records
- Participated in quarterly financial audits, consistently achieving clean results for the accounting department
- Supported senior AP team in onboarding new vendors and maintaining accurate vendor master data